Cabinet nod for integrated electronic solution for traffic violations

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Cabinet yesterday approved the implementation of a comprehensive integrated electronic solution for the management of data and information related to traffic offences, the collection of instant fines and a Driver Disadvantage Score System (DDSS).

The proposal was made as per a report submitted by a national agency under the purview of the Ministry of Finance that oversees the public-private partnership initiative on the matter, the Office of the Cabinet of Ministers said.

Cabinet also approved a proposal made by the Minister of Defense to conduct a feasibility study of the integrated system to be carried out by the University of Peradeniya at an estimated cost of Rs 22.2 million.